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Labour Continue ‘Soft On Crime’ Approach With Proposed Extension To Conviction Secrecy Law
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 9:51 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Criminal justice system needs much more transparency, not more secrecy. More >>
Immigration Minister Congratulated For Common-Sense Law Change
Thursday, 19 March 2026, 4:49 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Sensible Sentencing Trust has today congratulated Immigration Minister Erica Stanford on her announcement of tighter criteria for asylum seekers who have committed serious crimes in New Zealand. More >>
New Poll Shows Strong Support For Increased Coward Punch Sentencing
Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 4:39 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Labour Party voters show highest support for increased sentences - at 66% More >>
Coward Punch Deaths Result In Less Than Four Years Prison
Tuesday, 3 February 2026, 1:50 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“Further, because of soft parole and early release laws, the offenders are released from prison or become eligible for parole after just 14 months on average." More >>
Sensible Sentencing Trust Slams Police For Dangerous Shift In Shoplifting Investigations
Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 2:03 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Sensible Sentencing Trust spokesperson Louise Parsons condemned the directive as "an outrageous and dangerous move," saying it sends the wrong message at a time when retailers are struggling under rising crime rates and financial pressure. More >>
‘Whoop Whoop — Defund Da Police’: SST Drops Satirical Song Targeting Green Party's Anti-Police Agenda
Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 8:53 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Louise Parsons, spokesperson for The Sensible Sentencing Trust, says the video uses humour and satire to make a serious point. More >>
Greens Claim Intellectual Property Rights And Demand Changes To “Defund The Police” Billboards
Monday, 7 April 2025, 5:14 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Spokesperson for The Sensible Sentencing Trust Louise Parsons says: “We were happy to make the image changes, but find it telling that they are trying to have our billboards taken down when they simply state what their MPs advocate for - the ‘radical abolition ... More >>
New ‘Defund The Police’ Billboard Campaign Launched
Monday, 7 April 2025, 2:47 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Louise Parsons, a spokesperson for The Sensible Sentencing Trust says: “The vast majority of Green Party voters will be shocked by the radical views of the Green Party ’s electorate MPs in Auckland Central and Wellington Central. More >>
Government's Three Strikes Reboot Fails Victims, Again
Tuesday, 22 October 2024, 1:16 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
The Government just doesn’t get it. The whole idea of Three Strikes is that the strike occurs upon conviction not based on the sentencing judge’s discretion. More >>
Sensible Sentencing Trust Re-activate To Oppose Weaker Three Strikes Proposal
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 4:11 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
Sensible Sentencing Trustee Louise Parsons says: “It is with sadness that we must oppose this weak and watered-down proposed Three Strikes Law. Not only does the Government plan to wipe all 13,000 former strike warnings, it will only apply to 30% of offender ... More >>
Time To Throw The Book At Out Of Control Youth
Friday, 12 August 2022, 10:19 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“The marked increase in violent youth crime has been long predicted and is being met by a chorus of excuses instead of admitting the soft youth system is a demonstrable failure,” says Darroch Ball Leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. “Its time to ... More >>
Store Owners Will Arm Themselves If Youth Crime Wave Isn't Stopped
Sunday, 7 August 2022, 7:27 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“Youth crime is out of control and the government needs to admit it and do something about it before kids gets hurt or killed,” says Darroch Ball Leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. “Under this government we have seen not only the increase in ... More >>
Six Months Minimum Mandatory Prison For Assaults On Police
Wednesday, 20 July 2022, 1:17 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
"The latest violent attack on a female police constable in South Auckland is more evidence that there needs to be harsher sentences brought in for assaults on our frontline officers", says Darroch Ball leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. ... More >>
Corrections Union Warned Chief Exec/minister Of More Assaults
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 3:43 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“Less than a month ago Floyd Du Plessis, the President of the Corrections Association (CANZ), wrote a letter to the Chief Executive warning of more assaults against prison officers if things didn’t change,” says Darroch Ball Leader of Sensible Sentencing ... More >>
Corrections Head Office Staff Numbers And Salaries Balloon
Wednesday, 22 December 2021, 10:25 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“Official information data shows Corrections Head Office numbers and salaries have ballooned since 2017 while the frontline is still fighting for a pay rise and battling staff shortages,” says Darroch Ball Leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. ... More >>
Disgraceful Sentence For Shooting Cop In Back
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 2:58 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“It is hardly any wonder police are being shot at in record numbers when we have a judge who has just handed out one of the most disgracefully pathetic sentences for shooting an officer in the back,” says Darroch Ball Leader of Sensible Sentencing ... More >>
Police Must Be Armed
Monday, 29 November 2021, 1:43 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“The shooting incident in West Auckland is just the latest in a string of firearms offences, shootings and gang-related aggression spiraling out of control across the country,” says Darroch Ball Leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. “This should ... More >>
No More Sentence Discounts For Child Rapists
Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 1:26 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“A man who raped a child under twelve has been given so many discounts at sentencing that he will now only face just five years in prison and be eligible for parole after only just two,” says Darroch Ball Leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. “At sentencing ... More >>
‘Three Strikes’ Keeps Serious, Recidivist, Violent Offenders Off Our Streets
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 12:48 pm | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“The move by the government to repeal the Three Strikes law is based purely on a left-wing, soft-on-crime, political ideology that puts criminals ahead of victims,” says Darroch Ball, leader of Sensible Sentencing Trust. “Minister of Justice Kris ... More >>
Offenders Sentenced To ‘Intensive Supervision’ Almost Double Since 2017
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 10:49 am | Sensible Sentencing Trust
“Department of Corrections data released under OIA shows the number of medium to high-risk offenders who have been given a community-based ‘intensive supervision’ sentence has almost doubled in just the past four years,” says Darroch Ball co-leader ... More >>
